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Brookside Charter Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Brookside Charter Middle School is a public charter school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 205 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Brookside Charter School District, which is ranked 317 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Brookside Charter Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri middle schools, with a ranking between 324 and 405 out of 459 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Science, where only 18.6% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 39.2%. However, the school performs relatively well in serving certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs, though it struggles with low-socioeconomic status (SES) students.

Compared to nearby schools, Brookside Charter Middle School performs significantly better than some lower-performing schools, such as Central Middle School and Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle. However, it lags behind higher-performing nearby charter schools, such as Academie Lafayette Armour IMS and Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low performance in Science and Mathematics suggest areas for potential improvement.

225

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,014

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 East 63rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64130-3436

(816) 531-2192

District: Brookside Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Missouri avg40%

351^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^th of 367Brookside Charter School among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	351 of 438	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	372 of 451	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	324 of 459	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	350 of 459	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	405 of 454	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	500 of 587	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	507 of 552	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	506 of 568	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	388 of 435	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	558 of 585	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	552 of 633	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	46 of 143	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	54 of 144	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	36 of 153	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	22 of 148	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	47 of 135	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	44 of 149	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	66 of 129	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	222 of 369	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	253 of 378	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	189 of 382	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	151 of 365	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	292 of 371	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	315 of 482	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	344 of 422	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	51 of 196	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	54 of 194	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	24 of 192	87.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science19%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	225	26	8.7	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	192 (85.3%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	22	351^st of 438 public middle schools	19.9%		20.2	372^nd of 451 public middle schools	17.5%	21		17.6	20.7	29.1		18.6		27.5	21.8			$21,014	$1,826	$19,188
Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6401 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	559	57	9.8	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	480 (85.9%)	39 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	60.8	157^th of 438 public middle schools	64.2%		70.2	114^th of 451 public middle schools	74.7%	43	20.5	47.4	57.0	61.7	20.8	36.0	25.6	23.9	34.5	52.8		$24,945	$1,273	$23,671
Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	6409 Agnes	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-4479	134	20	6.7	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	121 (90.3%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	4.6	431^st of 438 public middle schools	1.6%		2.2	451^st of 451 public middle schools	0.0%	20			9.0	4.5		4.5			8.9	9.1		$26,932	$3,386	$23,546
University Academy-Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-9272	265	21	12.4	100.0%	11 (4.2%)	251 (94.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	319^th of 438 public middle schools	27.2%		41.5	264^th of 451 public middle schools	41.5%	55		21.0	17.9	15.3		25.0		31.7		50.6		$16,011	$606	$15,405
Frontier School Of Excellence-M	Public, Charter	6-8	5605 Troost Ave.	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	74	14	5.4	100.0%	2 (2.7%)	35 (47.3%)	36 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	9.5	409^th of 438 public middle schools	6.6%		12.7	411^th of 451 public middle schools	8.9%	2		15.5		14.9		7.5			9.4	18.6		$31,111	$2,703	$28,408
Allen Village Junior Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	92	6	14.6	78.3%	4 (4.3%)	24 (26.1%)	57 (62.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	38.7	283^rd of 438 public middle schools	35.4%		24.2	354^th of 451 public middle schools	21.5%	71		22.3	23.4	24.3		48.2		44.3	20.1			$26,684	$541	$26,142
Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	295	25	11.7	28.8%	178 (60.3%)	52 (17.6%)	27 (9.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	84	51^st of 438 public middle schools	88.4%		91.9	27^th of 451 public middle schools	94.0%	24		71.0	65.0	25.0		48.6		60.4			86.6	$15,006	$500	$14,507
Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3435 Broadway Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	144	10	13.8	45.8%	34 (23.6%)	68 (47.2%)	31 (21.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	18.3	373^rd of 438 public middle schools	14.8%		18	388^th of 451 public middle schools	14.0%	15	35.3	13.3	22.3		37.4	11.6	37.4	26.2	29.7			$11,019	$342	$10,678
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	3611 East Linwood	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2100	375	29	12.7	100.0%	22 (5.9%)	240 (64.0%)	85 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4.4	432^nd of 438 public middle schools	1.4%		4.6	445^th of 451 public middle schools	1.3%	13			7.6	5.2		7.0			8.5	7.1		$18,905	$1,667	$17,238
Hickman Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	9010a Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 316-7700	590	58	10.2	100.0%	45 (7.6%)	370 (62.7%)	111 (18.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.5%)	11.6	397^th of 438 public middle schools	9.4%		12.1	414^th of 451 public middle schools	8.2%	17		15.7	17.2	12.8		11.7		20.1	17.3	17.0		$21,106	$2,010	$19,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Charter Middle School

How many students attend Brookside Charter Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Brookside Charter Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Charter Middle School?

Students at Brookside Charter Middle School are 85% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is Brookside Charter Middle School in?

Brookside Charter School

Is Brookside Charter Middle School a good school?

Brookside Charter Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Missouri middle schools.

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